Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995)
A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that what happens off the field, beyond the scores, is worthy of some serious reporting," according to Bryant Gumbel, the host.
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Episode 1 - Episode 10 - Steffi Graf; Russian Boxer; Super Bowl Ads
Release Date: 1997-01-13Segments include: the financial turmoil of Steffi Graf and her father, Peter; the disappearance of boxer Sergei Kobozev; and Super Bowl commercials. Also: a visit with the NHL's Florida Panthers.
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Episode 2 - Episode 11 - Curt Flood; Tim Duncan; Women's Boxing
Release Date: 1997-03-10Filmmaker Spike Lee offers a profile of Curt Flood, the former St. Louis Cardinal who started baseball on the road to free agency. Also: a visit with Wake Forest All-American Tim Duncan; and a report on women's boxing. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Larry Merchant.
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Episode 3 - Episode 12 - Alan Eagleson; Charles Barkley
Release Date: 1997-05-12Segments include a report on indictments facing former NHL Players Association president Alan Eagleson; a profile of the NBA's Charles Barkley; and a look at the vacancy in baseball's commissioner's office, and its effect on the game. Correspondents include Frank Deford and Mary Carillo.
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Episode 4 - Episode 13 - Ticket Brokers; Womens Basketball; Colorado Rockies
Release Date: 1997-07-28Included: a report on ticket scalping; a look at the ABL and WNBA, the competing women's pro basketball leagues; and a segment on baseball's Colorado Rockies.
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Episode 5 - Episode 14 - Sports Handicappers; Golf Discrimination
Release Date: 1997-09-23Included: a report on sports handicappers; a look at discrimination at country clubs; and a visit with Prairie View A&M's football team, which had lost 68 straight games prior to this season.
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Episode 6 - Episode 15 - Financial Mismanagement; Grant Hill
Release Date: 1997-11-18Segments include reports on financial advisor John Gillette; NBA All-Star Grant Hill; and minority sports agents. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Frank Deford.